4 mega stock need to watch from Maybank to TSH. Erm which one should you invest I suggest Maybank since it is GLC which government back up.
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KUALA LUMPUR: Regional markets including Bursa Malaysia will continue  to see downside pressure in the week ahead, starting Monday, Aug 22,  tracking losses on European and US markets.
The FBM KLCI closed down 1.29% on Friday, or 19.32 points to 1,483.98, weighed by losses including at Genting and CIMB.
For the month, the KLCI is down 78 points while RM132.76 billion has  been erased from the market capitalisation. A major concern is that  another week of selldown could trigger margin calls on assets pledged  with equities.
On Wall Street, stocks fell for the fourth week of losses amid  mounting fears of another U.S. recession while Europe's financial system  faces destabilisation, Reuters reported.
The Dow Jones industrial average fell 172.93 points, or 1.57%, to end  at 10,817.65. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index dropped 17.12 points,  or 1.50%, to 1,123.53. The Nasdaq Composite Index slid 38.59 points, or  1.62%, to close at 2,341.84.
For the week, the Dow ended down 4%, the S&P 500 dropped 4.7% and the Nasdaq lost 6.6%.
Stocks to watch on Monday include MALAYAN BANKING BHD [] (Maybank), Malaysia Marine and Heavy Engineering Holdings Bhd (MMHE), TENAGA NASIONAL BHD [] and TSH RESOURCES BHD [].
Other counters which could see trading interest are PLUS Expressway Bhd, UMW HOLDINGS BHD [] and TAN CHONG MOTOR HOLDINGS BHD [].
Maybank will announce its fourth quarter results and expectations are  that it could announce attractive dividends, as reflected that its  share price was holding much steadier over the week compared with other  heavyweights over the past week.
MMHE has secured two contracts worth RM952 million from MISC BHD [] for topsides fabrication, marine repair and conversion of two energy vessels.
Tenaga may continue to see more selling pressure after falling to a  new 52-week low of RM5.55 on Friday. Hefty fuel costs which could reach  an additional RM400 million a month would continue to weigh on the power  giant while analysts had also downgraded the stock.
TSH posted a record pre-tax profit of RM51.63 million, which was 192%  above the RM17.69 million a year ago in the second quarter, boosted by  its PLANTATION []s business, especially from its Indonesian operations.
Its net profit increased by 217% to RM35.96 million from RM11.32  million a year ago. Its revenue rose 59% to RM329.95 million from  RM207.47 million. Earnings per share were 8.77 sen compared with 2.77 a  year ago.
PLUS, which is being taken private, reported  second quarter earnings  rose 28.7% to RM383.49 million from RM297.86 million a year ago,  boosted by an increase in toll collection by RM41.10 million.
UMW earnings fell 38% to RM131.18 million from RM211.69 million a  year ago, due mainly to lower contributions from its automotive and  manufacturing & engineering segments. Revenue dipped 3.6% to RM3.16  billion from RM3.28 billion. Earnings per share were 11.26 sen while net  asset per share was RM3.66.
The Edge weekly reported that production at Tan Chong Motor  Holdings' assembly plant in Segambut is being ramped up to meet the  rising volume of brands owned by its sister companies. Thus, the group  has decided to defer its property development plan for the tract on  which the assembly plant is located.
Source: The Edge 
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Sunday, 21 August 2011
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